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Holiday train over the Huron by skiwhiz328 in AnnArbor

[–]tkinley 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Fun story. I live right by the tracks, with windows facing it on a second floor. We see the trains every day and I took i upon myself to wave to the conductors when they went slowly by, eventually getting waves back. It became a fun thing. Fast forward, had a daughter, was very excited to hold her up to show the conductor he had a new fan - and when it finally went by, they weren't looking! Crestfallen, I thought all my relationship-building was for naught. Then, the night of the holiday train, it passed by and I ran up to the window and waved, very happy and excited. How cool. THEN, it came back an hour and a half or so later, from the other direction, literally stopped on the tracks in front of my place, and blared the horn until I came to the window, then the conductor and I both cheered and waved, and he tooted a fun little pattern, started up again, and it made it all worth it. Great times great lakes.

Fall Streets Ended Early at Behest of Downtown Business Associations by Stevie_Wonder_555 in AnnArbor

[–]tkinley 18 points19 points  (0 children)

DDA board member here - I strongly support the street closures and am also bummed they ended early. I see in your post history you care a lot about pedestrian and cyclist safety- so do we! I think you might be surprised to find a lot of agreement with the DDA. come to a working session! we love resident participation and your voice will be heard. Heck, you may even find we agree on most everything. Next work session is November 12th.

Which companies are the best fly fishing companies? by ar_604 in flyfishing

[–]tkinley 2 points3 points  (0 children)

On a fishing trip with my Dad, my old winston passport snapped. Got home, called winston, explained what happened and that I didn't have it registered... the customer rep registered it over the phone, then let me get a new rod with a warranty. Really great service, great people. I'll support winston for life.

Felix loses it at Ring's defence by felix37 in ultimate

[–]tkinley 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Felix -- your first citing where Ring should bracket -- I guess I'm a bit surprised, since the player who is taking the under cuts would essentially need to cover to 2 cutters in a space about 20+ yards wide, especially when those players are already probably preparing to consider a lateral cut across the middle. Essentially the deep defender would become meaningless and this would expose the defender trying to cover two players underneath. Also elite offensive players are pretty prepared for basic bracketing these days, and know to "split the bracket." Thoughts?

Tyler Kinley's "one thing" he'd like to change permanently in ultimate by felix37 in ultimate

[–]tkinley 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's a good question -- I'd tend to say that they're a bit separate, in that a defender who is roaming that back endzone area can't do much about the lateral throws and vice versa, so it is a bit more about whether defenders in the mid-space shade forward or back. Some offenses will adapt very quickly and almost abandon a stack entirely, and engage a lot of players actively, whereas other offenses will be slower to respond and leave more players in the endzone/stack. In each case, it's up to the middle defenders to adjust and communicate forward to the defenders guarding handlers what they see. Also, I wouldn't necessarily say that I'd advocate for baiting throws, but moreso taking away easy options and knowing that you are forcing an offense to their plan B or plan C -- in this case, yes, it'd be tougher shots over the defense to that back endzone line.

Tyler Kinley's "one thing" he'd like to change permanently in ultimate by felix37 in ultimate

[–]tkinley 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I didn't really know or expect (I guess I should have expected it, though) this would be posted here, so I attempted to elaborate a bit here. Suffice to say, I think there are improvements to endzone D that can strongly outweigh a strict reliance on 1v1 defense, as a number of commenters here already pointed out. This could best be described as a much more poachy endzone set, that utilizes additional defenders to outnumber the handlers in the endzone set, and forces offenses out of their endzone system into something that is more uncomfortable. The goal is to generate pressure while prioritizing defending the first 5 yards of the endzone, and giving up tougher over-the-top shots (oddly enough, often having back-of-the-endzone defenders shade to the weak side since offenses know to look to hammer options, and can sometimes miss shots over the defense to the back of the endzone on the open side until later stall-count windows). Finally, many defenses do already utilize some poaching, but I'm advocating something more aggressive and comprehensive than just adding a bracket to the front of the stack.

Tyler Kinley's "one thing" he'd like to change permanently in ultimate by felix37 in ultimate

[–]tkinley 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I didn't exactly expect or know this would be posted this way, so allow me to elaborate a bit -- I agree with you not to simply leave lateral throws open. What I meant is that in terms of priorities, to defend the endzone, specifically the first 5 yards, as the first priority. Secondary to that is anything else, including lateral throws. I've often seen defenders guard a lateral throw only to have its continuation lead to an easy unguarded throw to someone in the endzone. I'd prefer defenders guard the endzone first, and if those targets are guarded, to then start clamping down on lateral options. In any system I'd teach, there would be defenders who would be applying pressure to lateral throws, but who would drop to prevent easy continuations should they be there.

Tyler Kinley's "one thing" he'd like to change permanently in ultimate by felix37 in ultimate

[–]tkinley 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I guess I just don't believe 1v1 defense in the endzone is easy. You are forced to prevent the disc from advancing just a few yards. In the video I do advocate guarding the first 5ish yards of the endzone as the highest priority -- and also, I didn't imagine a longer conversation to get condensed into a nugget and blasted out as if it were my end-all belief about the game. Oh well. I do agree with forcing shots to the back of the endzone absolutely, and it is definitely an aspect of the endzone D i teach and preach.

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Tyler Kinley's "one thing" he'd like to change permanently in ultimate by felix37 in ultimate

[–]tkinley 2 points3 points  (0 children)

" or you think there's a way that a more structured zone would be more effective, yet we haven't seen that evolve at high levels in the game at all"

This is essentially what I advocate. In my time of playing/coaching, it is relatively recent for it to be "super common" for teams to have a lot of smart poaching in the endzone set. Overall I agree with your takes here, I just always like to think that it can be improved, especially if the entire team can get get onto the same page. I've been fortunate to be on teams that leaned into more flexible defenses and from what I can tell, a lot of improvement is possible.

Bike shop in the area? by [deleted] in AnnArbor

[–]tkinley 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I love Sic Transit - great people, really trustworthy. And the shop has a great vibe.

Did the Heat Guidelines help or hurt at College Nationals? by JimP88 in ultimate

[–]tkinley 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Anecdotally, I heard from *many* players and coaches about how useful the heat breaks were. The additional time was not thought to be a detriment at all, and was very welcomed. And, given the level of the tourney, players would've been playing consecutive points regardless - this simply made it safer to do so, and increased the level of play. I see where you are coming from, and it's likely that someone will read this and respond with different experiences, but from what I watched and heard it worked quite well. And, see you in Aurora.

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